Author - Kevin Filipski

Digital Week – September 30

This week’s Digital Week roundup includes reviews of several films—including the bumpy new “One Battle After Another” with Leonardo DiCaprio and the blistering 2005 French drama, “The Beat That My Heart Skipped”—as well as recent opera/operetta productions of a Gilbert...

Digital Week – September 24

My latest roundup includes reviews of several new films on disc and in theaters, including the “Superman” reboot by director James Gunn, the amusingly daffy “MEGAN” sequel, and a documentary portrait about opera singer Andrea Bocelli, “Because I Believe.” 4K/UHD...

Digital Week – September 17

This week’s roundup includes reviews of several new films in theaters and streaming, led by Tim Blake Nelson as a washed-up boxer in “Bang Bang,” the third installment in Norwegian director Dag Johan Haugerud’s trilogy, “Dreams,” and a South Korean remake of a 2011...

Digital Week – September 10

This week’s roundup includes reviews of the latest “Jurassic World” sequel, on 4K; and several new releases in theaters, from a small, independent winner of a drama (“A Little Prayer”) and two well-done documentaries about political overtones (“Democracy Noir” and “A...

Digital Week – August 27

This week’s roundup includes reviews of new films including one Coen brother’s “Honey Don’t” and Olivier Assayas’ “Suspended Time” (both in theaters), along with rereleases “Diva” (in theaters) and “The Conjuring” and “Route One/USA” (on disc). In-Theater Releases of...

Digital Week – August 20

This week’s roundup includes reviews of several new releases, including, in theaters, Ron Howard’s new drama starring Jude Law, Sydney Sweeney and Ana de Armas (“Eden”) as well as documentaries about glam-rock legend Marc Bolan (“Angelheaded Hipster”) and the ongoing...

Digital Week – August 6

This week’s roundup features reviews of a grab bag of films, from the audacious directorial debut of actress Embeth Davidtz and the re-release of a vintage NYC procedural to a wonderful documentary about, of all things, grammar. In-Theater Releases of the WeekDon’t...

Digital Week – July 23

This week’s roundup includes reviews of the latest episode of a long-running horror franchise (“Final Destination—Bloodlines”), a French-language comedy starring John Malkovich (“Mr. Blake at Your Service”), a shoot-’em-up with Kerry Washington, of all people (“Shadow...

Digital Week – July 8

This week’s roundup includes reviews of several new films, including a couple of current blockbusters: Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” with Michael B. Jordan in a dual role and Joseph Kosinski’s “F1—the Movie,” starring Brad Pitt. 4K/UHD Release of the WeekSinners (Warner...

Digital Week – June 30

This week’s roundup includes reviews of new movies in theaters/streaming/on disc, led by Eva Victor’s startling writing-directing debut, “Sorry, Baby,” along with “A Minecraft Movie” and “Eephus.” There’s also a vintage audience favorite, “Lethal Weapon,” on UHD. In...